Archives February 2018

Radiology major Jeff Cornelius ages teas and collects teapots, cups and other accessories. From the common Chinese Pu’er to more hard-to-find Korean teas, Cornelius has a passion for the beverage and the cultural history that comes with it.
— Video Narely Martin

— Video by David Silva and Julio Vega
By JULIO VEGA
@JulioVegaETC
The Eastfield men’s basketball team fell to the North Lake Blazers 88-76 in the Region V Championship match Feb. 26.
The loss ended the Harvester’s season and sent the Blazers, the defending national champions, to the National...

Primary early voting has begun in the state of Texas, and despite an invigorated population, it is yet to be seen if the country's youngest demographic will take to the polls. At Eastfield, students range from voting early to not voting at all. The Et Cetera reporter Zachary Martin asked students why they...

By JULIO VEGA
@JulioVegaETC
North Lake defeated Eastfield 92-83 in the championship match of the Metro Athletic Conference tournament.
Now, both teams will face off in a one-game playoff, the Blazers as the tournament champions and the Harvesters as the regular conference play champions, which...

By JULIO VEGA
@JulioVegaETC
A shaky first half didn't deter the Harvesters as they rallied to defeat Mountain View 91-86 in the Metro Athletic Conference semifinal. They'll face North Lake, the defending national champions, in the championship match, to be played at Eastfield's gym Saturday at 2 p.m.
The...

By Josue Hernandez
@TheEtCetera
Kwinton Gray sits relaxed between his Nord Stage 2 EX keyboard and a grand piano, gazing out into a room where he once sat and watched other musicians play.
His large frame sits tall on the piano bench as he begins running his hands from one end of the keys to the other.
The...

By JULIO VEGA
@JulioVegaETC
The Eastfield men's basketball team won the regular season conference championship after an 74-70 road win at Brookhaven Saturday. The team goes as the No. 1 seed heading into the Metro Athletic Conference tournament. The final seeding for conference:
Eastfield (7-3)
...

By DAVID SILVA
@DavidSilvaETC
Ryan Coogler’s “Black Panther” is worth the ticket price and then some.
It’s a fun film that knows its cultural importance and effortlessly maximizes its best traits.
It’s plagued with some of the typical Marvel shortcomings but nevertheless manages to be stylized...

By JAMES HARTLEY
@JamesHartleyETC
With widespread discontent with the performance of President Donald Trump’s administration, the 2018 election is expected to be a more contentious than usual midterm race.
Primaries to select the eventual nominees will be held March 6.
More than 15.2 million...

By JUAN PRADO
@TheEtCetera
The North Texas Food Bank gave away fresh produce Jan. 31 to community members, students and employees in an effort to combat food insecurity.
The bank’s food truck, which was stationed from 1 to 3 p.m. in parking lot 4, provided a bundle of corn, eggplants and bell...

The Plant Based Nutrition Club is a fairly new student organization that promotes healthy eating and a plant-based diet. The club meets regularly both on and off campus. Members donate food grown in the college’s community garden to needy families through Sharing Life Community Outreach. The Et Cetera’s...

By JULIO VEGA
@JulioVegaETC
Using mice and cats to represent Jews and Germans, the graphic novel “Maus” by Art Spiegelman dives deep into the strained relationship between the author and his Holocaust survivor father, his suicidal mother and the struggles of looking into his family’s history...

In this new series, The Et Cetera introduces you to members of the Eastfield community. For this issue, reporter Colin Taylor quizzed librarian Megan Horlander about her job, her travel goals and her pop culture pet peeves.
What do you do at Eastfield?
I help students with printing and using computers,...

By YESENIA ALVARADO
@YeseniaA_ETC
In the middle of the day, Morty Ortega rides in the front seat of his fixer’s truck. Writer JK Nickell sits behind him as the truck slows down. Ortega waits anxiously as the fixer puts the truck in park, opens the door and heads off with a box of cigarettes in his hand.
Hearts...

Voting is one of the most powerful ways Americans impact their government, but Texas voter turnout is abysmal, ranking third lowest in the nation.
It’s up to our generation to be the ones who change that, and it starts with making our voices heard in primary elections.
While more than half of Texas...

Dear editorial staff,
My identity is not open to discussion or debate, and I am tired of defending it.
I am writing in response to your decision to publish an opinion piece by Adrian Maldonado. It took me a week to decide if and how I might reply to this ill-informed work published by an award winning...

By Dottie Turner
I will start with a little background on myself: I served in the United States Air Force from 2004-2010, ending my enlistment as a Senior Airman.
My first 3 years were spent as a meteorologist and my last 3 as a financial manager for a special forces unit. I did a great deal of traveling...

By Colin Taylor
Although the Republican Party views itself as traditionally conservative, its recent actions have revealed a departure from their Christian values.
Republicans have a very strong set of values shared throughout the party, typically aligning with Christianity. The party is staunchly...

To try to encompass the entirety of African-American music in a single article is a futile effort. From early work songs and spirituals to blues, jazz, rock and roll, soul, hip-hop and everything in between, black music has dominated American culture and has found itself as the foundation for the majority...

Intramural sports Calendar
Intramural sports start Saturday with the first open gym of the semester and activities continuing through May.
For more information on how to participate, contact Jide “JC” Carew in the Office of Student Engagement & Retention, at jidecarew@dcccd.edu or sign up at lmleagues.com/Eastfield.
February
17:
Open...

By KEVIN MEYER
@TheEtCetera
Eastfield baseball is off to a hot start, winning seven of their first nine games.
“We’ve had some really good outings by some pitchers, and we’ve got a couple of guys in our lineup that are swinging the bat really well,” head coach Michael Martin said.
It’s...

On Valentine’s Day, many couples will do the typical lovey-dovey activities, but what about those of us without a date? What will we do to stave off perpetual crippling loneliness?
If you are single on February 14th, it’s expected that you won’t be partaking in most kinds of romantic encounters,...

By JULIO VEGA and COLIN TAYLOR
@TheEtCetera
Freshman guard DaJuan Ridgeway passes the ball to his teammate Kuol Arop to bring the play to life on the offensive baseline. Ridgeway darts away from an opposing Richland player as the play builds up, with Sean Odum feeding Ridgeway the ball on the right...

Story updated Feb. 14 to reflect print version
By JULIO VEGA
@JulioVegaETC
Eastfield women’s soccer head coach Dustin Stein announced his resignation Monday via Twitter after accepting a job offer as an assistant coach at the University of Pittsburgh.
Stein said it was a can’t-miss...

By Samuel Farley
As a fan who grew up watching the original trilogy, I am excited to see the upcoming Star Wars movies in 2018 and the years that follow, beginning with “Solo: A Star Wars Story,” which is set to release May 25.
The movie will cover the backstory of everyone’s favorite space...

By Katy Higgins
Following steadfast to a code of ethics, the media often resorts to using ambiguous language to describe President Donald Trump’s divisive comments.
But Trump does not use “racially charged” language. He is a racist.
While in a meeting with leaders from both parties who presented...

Eastfield kicked off Black History Month celebrations today with a read-in and storytelling event, looking at traditional stories to emphasize the impact of black culture in America. More events are planned on campus throughout the mont, including a DNA experiment, a look at hair in black culture and musical...